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A new species of the genus Synommatus Wollaston, 1873 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) from the Philippines

Number: 462, Pages: 1 - 7

Synommatus leleji sp. n. is described and illustrated from the Philippines (Mindanao Island). The new species differs from other species of the genus in the suboval elytra with rounded sides, rugose-punctate pronotum, and the rostrum subequal to pronotum length. A key and distribution map for species of the genus Synommatus are given. It is the first record of the genus Synommatus from the Philippines.

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